Welcome to the Newham Story

The Newham Story website tells the story of Newham and its people.

You can share your memories, family stories, photos, videos, and knowledge of Newham - as it is today and as it was in the past.

Look round this site to see what other people have added. Why not add your own story and photo to this site? Just register a username and password, and off you go!

The Newham Story is in two parts. The first is the Newham Story website; there are also the Newham Story forums. You will need to register for both parts and you can use the same username and password on both the website and the forums. The forums are at: https://newhamstory.com/forums

This site is run by the London Borough of Newham's Heritage & Archives service whose aims are to preserve, promote and interpret the rich diversity of the heritage of Newham, and make it accessible to all.

Ade Adepitan
Ade Adepitan
Brighton Family
Brighton Family
Charlie Chaplin & Mr Gandhi in Canning Town
Charlie Chaplin & Mr Gandhi in Canning Town
Dockers Statue
Dockers Statue
Eliza Vinicombe
Eliza Vinicombe
HockeyTeam 1984
HockeyTeam 1984
John & Flo Johnson
John & Flo Johnson
Mr & Mrs Hoolas
Mr & Mrs Hoolas
Mrs Pitt & Children
Mrs Pitt & Children
Trebor Factory Workers
Trebor Factory Workers

Featured quick links

Newham Sporting Life Exhibition

The exhibition completed in 2012 celebrating Newham’s sporting history.  This was originally shown at the Mayor’s Newham Show immediately prior to the Olympic and Para-Olympics
 
View the Newham's Sporting Life exhibition

Newham's Sporting Life

Newham's Sporting Life

Newham's Sporting Life

RT 2776 on Bus Roue 101

RT 2776 was one of a batch of London Transport Buses that spent time in Los Angeles in 1952. This Bus and also RT2775 were usually based at Upton Park Garage and ran on Routes 101 and 86. Both Buses had plaques installed at the front of the lower and upper decks giving details of the time they spent in the USA. RT 2776 was distinctive because it had an early form of "Air Conditioning" installed  which necessitated having the "Eyebrows" in the roof at the front of the bus and another green nest to the drivers cab on the lower deck.

RT 2776 on Bus Roue 101

Newham in the Great War

Newham in the Great War

Black Saturday - Stories from the first day of the blitz

Saturday 7th September 1940 — or ‘Black Saturday’ as it came to be known — marked the beginning of the Blitz on London.

View the Black Saturday exhibition

Black Saturday

Black Saturday

Black Saturday

Newham In The Great War 1914 - 1918

Historians still dispute the importance of the various causes that led to the outbreak of World War I but they are agreed that it resulted from the clash of empires.

View the exhibition Newham In The Great War 1914 - 1918

Newham in the Great War

Bus Route 101

Bus Route 101

Cornwell Secondary visit to Debden house 1950s

Teachers and pupils at Debden House 1950s

Cornwell Secondary visit to Debden house 1950s
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